The Rocky River Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Elyria Pioneers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rocky River will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Rocky River's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Brookside by a score of 4-0.
Rees Heigle looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Petrus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Petrus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Elyria lost 10-3 to Lakewood on Friday.
Rocky River's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Elyria, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
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